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Most glaring needs for eight hyped MLB teams

New York Yankees 

Glaring needs(s): First base, right field, starting rotation 

The team in the Bronx went from possessing some of the youngest bats in baseball to having their average age on the team about even when they signed veteran slugger Chris Carter on a one-year deal worth $3.5 million.

They also made other big moves during the offseason with Matt Holliday, Aroldis Chapman, and Brian McCann.

At the moment it’s a question of ‘who is going to play where and who is going to get the starting job.’

In right field, the job is up for grabs between Aaron Judge, Aaron Hicks and MLB.com’s no. 24 prospect Clint Frazier. With the recent signing of Carter, the competition opens up between him and Greg Bird at first base. Bird missed a lot of playing time last season with a shoulder injury, but still, has a promising future after dominating the minors and having a solid transition to the bigs.

The starting rotation at the moment has Masahiro Tanaka on top. The rest of the rotation may result in New York still having some things to figure out in Michael Pineda, C.C. Sabathia, Luis Severino, Luis Cessa, Chad Green and Bryan Mitchell. Which means a lot of inconsistencies in the mix at the moment. 

Yankees fans could be worried.

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